Roger Goodell Says Lockout 'Clearly Had An Impact' On Fans

The NFL wrapped up its spring owners meetings in Indianapolis on Wednesday, and afterwards, as is customary, Roger Goodell took the stage to talk about rule changes, the state of football and this lockout thing. Though Goodell sidestepped a couple of issues -- the window needed for free agency, most notably -- he was refreshingly candid abuot the damage done by the lockout "I think it's clearly had an impact on our fans," Goodell said. "You can see that in the various metrics that we have -- whether it's ratings or for traffic on NFL.com. We see that. "And that is a reflection on the uncertainty and frustration of our fans. And we all understand that. There are also financial consequences because of that, but clearly -- if we're not successful, that's clearly to come." Asked as a follow-up if the lockout had affected season-ticket sales, Goodell didn't hesitate to point out that the respective clubs were all suffering when it came to locking down ticket sales. "It clearly has an impact [on season ticket sales]," Goodell said. "Fans want certainty," "I don't think you can ever underestimate -- fans are still going through challenges, just in the general economy. And those challenges continue to impact on their decisions. And rightfully so. And that's something they have to balance when they want to put down money for a season ticket or a club seat or whatever else. And so we have to keep that in mind. The ownership has been reminded of that over the past couple of days, and they don't need reminding, because they're on the front line." Most interesting was Goodell's response to a request for "specific data" about the impact of the lockout. He seemed absolutely amenable to providing the requested information, if only because it clearly showed the problems that the lockout is causing around the league, from the standpoint of keeping fans interested and generating revenue. "It's a noticeable change," "I think you guys are aware of it -- our ratings were down in the draft for example. Roughly four million people -- that's a noticeable decrease ... about a 10 percent decrease as I recall."

Source: CBSSports

 

Of course it has an impact. We hate you more each day

 

...Really, Roger? You really think so? You're taking away our football. You're taking away money from the fans that bought season tickets the closer you get to cancelling ANY part of the season. Screw you, Roger.

 

The fact that you've wasted time, the fact you aren't taking it seriously, the fact that you aren't any closer than you were when this whole thing started...yeah, it's had a little impact on the fans.

We're all pissed off that this thing has become such a gong show. We're tired of it. Don't piss down piss down everyone's back and try to tell us it's raining. Because it's all a load of bullcrap. You're pretty much embarrassing yourself and it continued with the press conference today...

 

No crap Goodell....

 

He's so freaking smart. :icon_rolleyes:

 

When does he get run out of the NFL again?

 

I'm sure it's the players fault he made a fool of himself. Lol...my favorite part is when he said the traffic to the website is down...

 

WAIT....did I miss something?????

HAD an impact? So it's over?

 

The Lockout has an impact and we're currently in the Month of May....tell me something I don't know

 

no kidding! its had a huge impact on the fans

 

And the "Impact" hasn't been as serious at this point as it's going to be saaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay in September? So why not fix it now Rog?

 

Roger Goodell Says Lockout 'Clearly Had An Impact' On Fans

Worst commish........EVER!!!!

 

Screw Goodell.

 

Does anyone on this entire message board realize that Goodell is not to blame for the lockout. THE OWNERS ARE

 

Really? I had no idea. Screw the Owners.

 

AND the NFLPA

 

The NFLPA locked themselves out? Bastards.

 

No but they took the fight to the courts and continue to be a part of failed negotiations.
They are more to blame the Goodell.

 

lol...such good information!